Business Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment

Business Segment Information

	Industrial Gases– Americas	Industrial Gases– EMEA	Industrial Gases– Asia	Industrial Gases– Global	Corporate and other	Total
2021
Sales	$4,167.6	$2,444.9	$2,920.8	$511.0	$278.7	$10,323.0	(A)
Operating income (loss)	1,065.5	557.4	838.3	(60.6)	(132.8)	2,267.8	(B)
Depreciation and amortization	611.9	229.8	444.4	10.9	24.3	1,321.3
Equity affiliates' income	112.5	93.7	81.4	6.5	—	294.1	(B)
Expenditures for long-lived assets	909.6	371.3	792.3	112.6	278.4	2,464.2
Investments in net assets of and advances to equity affiliates	383.8	587.4	608.1	70.0	—	1,649.3
Total assets	7,092.5	4,353.2	7,627.1	648.4	7,138.0	26,859.2
2020
Sales	$3,630.7	$1,926.3	$2,716.5	$364.9	$217.9	$8,856.3	(A)
Operating income (loss)	1,012.4	473.3	870.3	(40.0)	(112.2)	2,203.8	(B)
Depreciation and amortization	559.5	195.9	399.4	9.6	20.6	1,185.0
Equity affiliates' income	84.3	74.8	61.0	10.9	—	231.0	(B)
Expenditures for long-lived assets	1,264.7	327.6	690.3	35.3	191.1	2,509.0
Investments in net assets of and advances to equity affiliates	310.9	535.2	539.7	46.4	—	1,432.2
Total assets	6,610.1	3,917.0	6,842.9	397.8	7,400.7	25,168.5
2019
Sales	$3,873.5	$2,002.5	$2,663.6	$261.0	$118.3	$8,918.9	(A)
Operating income (loss)	997.7	472.4	864.2	(11.7)	(152.8)	2,169.8	(B)
Depreciation and amortization	505.2	189.5	361.5	8.6	18.0	1,082.8
Equity affiliates' income	84.8	69.0	58.4	3.2	—	215.4	(B)
Expenditures for long-lived assets	545.8	216.3	1,105.5	33.8	88.3	1,989.7

(A)The sales information noted above relates to external customers only. All intersegment sales are eliminated in consolidation. Intersegment sales are generally transacted at market pricing. We generally do not have intersegment sales from our regional industrial gases businesses. Equipment manufactured for our regional industrial gases segments are generally transferred at cost and are not reflected as an intersegment sale.

(B)Refer to the Reconciliations to Consolidated Results section below.

Reconciliation of Segments to Consolidated Operating Income

The table below reconciles total operating income disclosed in the table above to consolidated operating income as reflected on our consolidated income statements:

Fiscal Year Ended 30 September	2021	2020	2019
Total	$2,267.8	$2,203.8	$2,169.8
Facility closure	(23.2)	—	(29.0)
Cost reduction actions	—	—	(25.5)
Gain on exchange with joint venture partner	36.8	—	29.1
Company headquarters relocation income (expense)	—	33.8	—
Consolidated Operating Income	$2,281.4	$2,237.6	$2,144.4

Reconciliation of Segments to Consolidated Equity Affiliates' Income

The table below reconciles total equity affiliates' income disclosed in the table above to consolidated equity affiliates' income as reflected on our consolidated income statements:

Fiscal Year Ended 30 September	2021	2020	2019
Total	$294.1	$231.0	$215.4
India Finance Act 2020	—	33.8	—
Consolidated Equity Affiliates' Income	$294.1	$264.8	$215.4

Schedule of Revenue and Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Areas

Geographic Information

Sales to External Customers

Fiscal Year Ended 30 September	2021	2020	2019
United States	$3,895.8	$3,359.6	$3,351.8
China	1,828.0	1,719.7	1,730.2
Other foreign operations	4,599.2	3,777.0	3,836.9
Total	$10,323.0	$8,856.3	$8,918.9
Long-Lived Assets(A)
30 September	2021	2020	2019
United States	$5,187.8	$4,633.9	$3,721.3
China	4,137.7	3,719.4	3,302.6
Other foreign operations	3,929.1	3,611.4	3,313.7
Total	$13,254.6	$11,964.7	$10,337.6

(A)Long-lived assets represents plant and equipment, net.